Georgia Cancer Specialists recently welcomed Kamal Ummed, M.D. as the newest physician at its Alpharetta and Sandy Springs (Center Pointe) locations. Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Ummed joins a team of nationally recognized physicians and other health care professionals in advanced cancer treatment and research.

Dr. Ummed completed his undergraduate education at the State University of New York and received a medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1997, he returned to the United States, where he completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, followed by a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Before joining Georgia Cancer Specialists this year, Dr. Ummed spent 10 years in private practice in Honolulu and was an assistant clinical professor at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.

"Our increasing knowledge of how cancers grow and spread has allowed for better targeted treatments with improved outcomes and reduced side effects," said Dr. Ummed. "Understanding the strengths of a cancer is helping us locate and target its Achilles heel. The future gets brighter with each step forward."

Dr. Ummed is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and has special interests in the treatment of lung, breast and urological cancers, as well as benign and malignant hematology. 3330 Preston Ridge Road, Suite 110, Alpharetta. 678-566-6995, GACancer.com